Author Topic: 70's Modern UK Buildings in 28mm? (Read 8002 times)

Pappa Midnight · « **on:** June 10, 2007, 02:25:50 PM »

Just wondering if anyone knows a good source of 28mm scale UK modern buildings? When I say Modern I mean 70's rather than Ultra Modern.
All my usual sources are " Americanised" ( Worldworks, Bachmann etc) and most Brit Railway stuff is either Rural Village or the wrong scale ( normally HO).
I'm thinking of getting the Pro-Fantasy Diorama programme to create my own card buildings but it works out quite expensive. Another thought is totally scratchbuilding everything.
Any ideas?

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matakishi · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2007, 03:30:12 PM »

Make them yourself and then tell us how you did it :

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What setting are you looking at? Town, city, housing estate?

Pappa Midnight · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2007, 03:39:47 PM »

I'm probably looking more at a town than a major city, although I like the idea of a housing estate.

Whilst looking through the net I found some very reasonably priced buildings by "SuperQuick" and "Metcalfe". They tend to be OO scale but an unsrupulous individual with a scanner might be able to re-size them to 28mm!
http://www.superquick.co.uk/catalogue.htm
http://www.metcalfemodels.com/acatalog/00_Gauge_Kits.html

Metcalf also do a few O scale models aswell.
http://www.metcalfemodels.com/acatalog/00_Gauge_Kits.html

The terraced house backs look cool for some Shaun of The Dead action!

And of course I will share any results!!!!

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Lowtardog · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2007, 06:53:15 PM »

I can see it now..Rovers Return..of the Dead :

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fastolfrus · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:35:36 PM »

Haven't found any specific 70s buildings about, but Magister Militum or Coritani (can't remember which but I think it was MM) have (or had last year) some foam terraced housing, only half buildings, but they come as a complete street and handy for a table edge.

Fiddlers Green are quite good for card buildings, but apart from a few industrial ones a bit limited for UK based games.

TadPortly · « **Reply #5 on:** June 11, 2007, 10:28:29 AM »

Not buildings, buts some useful accessories

http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_Front_O_Scale_Accessories_8.html

http://www.djparkins.clara.net/mmp/mmpmast.htm

http://www.gjhplant.co.uk/products.htm

http://www.scalescenes.com/

Pappa Midnight · « **Reply #6 on:** June 11, 2007, 05:20:09 PM »

Mr TadPortly you are a Star!

Some really nice links there, especially the urban furniture and the building .pdf files!
Excellent, I will order some of the .pdf files now and have a stab at re-sizing.

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WitchfinderGeneral · « **Reply #7 on:** June 11, 2007, 07:47:45 PM »

I think it wouldn't be that difficult to build nice houses. But I still don't know how to do the fences and stairs to the basement you can see at a lot of houses.

Hammers · « **Reply #8 on:** June 11, 2007, 08:02:03 PM »

There are plenty of photo ethched kits out there for doll houses and model railways.

I have a do-it-at home photoetch kit for this kind of things.

Lowtardog · « **Reply #9 on:** June 11, 2007, 08:37:41 PM »

Ontracks PM, These are the only British buildings I have seen

http://www.ontracks.co.uk/index.php?page=product&prodID=47734&catID=533

http://www.ontracks.co.uk/index.php?page=product&prodID=47735&catID=533

http://www.ontracks.co.uk/index.php?page=product&prodID=47737&catID=533

http://www.ontracks.co.uk/index.php?page=product&prodID=47738&catID=533

fastolfrus · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2007, 10:44:37 PM »

Those Scalescene PDF downloads look great - terraced street and factory could be very handy for "Life on Mars" - although I'm wondering if they might serve as a backdrop for Blue Moon manufacturing's Jack the Ripper range, or Dr Who...

Lowtardog · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2007, 11:02:06 PM »

I certainly think they would fastolfrus. and if PDF could be quite a cheap way of doing it

fastolfrus · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2007, 02:02:33 PM »

I was also thinking of things like the siege of Sydney Street, or even the "Talons of Weng Chiang" too.

All that seems to be missing is a typical pub or perhaps some seedy looking shops. Shouldn't be too difficult to convert one of the terraced houses though.

Pappa Midnight · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2007, 07:42:05 PM »

Thanks LTD, I've spotted those from On Tracks ( on my to get list).
I've got the PDF files from Scalescene and they shouldn't take too much effort Re-sizing them ( the road set is very nice aswell!)
I'll let you know how I get on.

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fastolfrus · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:21:25 AM »

Pappa -
I've just had an email from John Wiffen about his PDF buildings, he says rescaling to 126% should work with 28mm, depends on if you have an A3 printer of if it supports tiling.

He expressed an interest in putting out some wargames buildings in the future - he was inspired by the western range produced by Whitewash City - so it might be worth emailing him with any suggestions.

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